Lands of 14 Hindu families occupied in Patuakhali

The members of 14 poor minority families are allegedly being tortured by local 'Siddique Bahini,' at a remote village here.

They allegedly occupied about 12 acres of land including the land of a temple and a crematory at Kapalipara village village, about 15 kilometre west of Dashmina upazila headquaters, according to 3 affected persons, Shakhi Charan Howlader, Monoranjan Howlader and Jugal Chandra Howlader.

'Siddique Bahini' men are also allegedly trying to evict them from their homesteads, according to sufferers. They lodged a complaint with the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) on February 6. The UNO said to this correspondent that he had asked the Dashmina Police Station Officer-in-Charge to take necessary action after proper investigation.

Dashmina PS OC Ranajit Kumar told The Daily Star, an investigation has been progressing.